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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 299 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Seven building blocks): Line = a moving dot’s path; shape = flat (2D); form = solid (3D). Colour = hue (red, blue …); texture = how it feels (rough, smooth, furry). Space = the area around and between things; value = light to dark, from white to black.

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  1. 1.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how light or dark it is (c) can be seen all round (d) only length and width
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) form
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) colour (b) value (c) space (d) form
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) space
  5. 5.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) easel (d) value
  7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  8. 8.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) line (d) value
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a sense of near and far (d) a solid 3D object
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
  13. 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) colour (b) form (c) shape (d) space
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) has height, width, depth (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  16. 16.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called form? (a) has height, width, depth (b) from white to black (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) line
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  20. 20.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
  21. 21.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
  25. 25.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a closed flat outline
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
  30. 30.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) has height, width, depth
  32. 32.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a solid 3D object (c) a sense of near and far (d) a hue, like red or blue
  35. 35.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) has height, width, depth (c) a moving dot’s path (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) line
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) shape (c) space (d) value
  40. 40.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. how light or dark it is
  2. line
  3. value
  4. colour
  5. True
  6. easel
  7. 7
  8. True
  9. frame
  10. True
  11. a sense of near and far
  12. shape
  13. glue
  14. form
  15. a closed flat outline
  16. True
  17. has height, width, depth
  18. value
  19. value
  20. texture
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a long, thin mark
  24. form
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a moving dot’s path
  28. shape
  29. texture
  30. False
  31. what a rainbow shows
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a solid 3D object
  35. False
  36. True
  37. rough, smooth or bumpy
  38. space
  39. shape
  40. False

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